In Mexico - which was part of Karol Wojtyla's first visit abroad after he became Pope in 1978 - some 1,500 people took part in a vigil in the capital's main cathedral.
"Those of us here have come because of our faith, fervour for Jesus Christ and to ask John Paul II to intercede on our behalf," said Maria Ines Rivera.
Brazil, which has the largest Catholic population in the world, has become the first country to name a church after Saint John Paul II.
The small church, in a poor neighbourhood of Salvador, was opened by the Pope in 1980.
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